“The Phelps family represent only themselves, but we do not have a copyright on the Baptist name, so they have the freedom to use and abuse that name. As a result, Baptists everywhere are defamed by them." A. Roy Medley…
From the Eastern Shore to Cumberland Gap
STAFF CHANGES • Matt Coiner, to Vesuvius Church, Vesuvius, as pastor. MISSION MOMENT: The Women on Mission at Central Hill Baptist Church in Windsor keep busy with a prayer shawl ministry for service men and women. Shawls are knit and…
D.C. convention delays vote on exec
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Executive Board members of the District of Columbia Baptist Convention delayed a vote on affirming the nomination of executive director candidate Ricky Creech March 14 because several of them had not received adequate information prior to the…
How to get in touch with summer camps and programs
For reservations, registration fees and more info, contact: Camp Piankatank www.camppiankatank.org 804.776.9552 CentriKid www.lifeway.com/centrikid 1.877.CAMP123 Crossroads Camp www.crossroadsccc.com [email protected] 434.277.8465 Eagle Eyrie Baptist Conference Center www.eagleeyrie.org 434.384.2211 Impact! www.vbmb.org Dean Miller [email protected] 804-915-5000 Missions Connection Celebration – MC2 www.vbmb.org Diane…
Want to plug in to what God is doing through Virginia Baptists?
Being a Virginia Baptist means being part of a diverse family of believers who partner with others to spread the gospel of Christ. Focus partnerships of the BGAV at this time are with the Panama Baptist Convention, the International Baptist Convention…
Serving God and witnessing what he’s doing can transform lives
Every year this time as the temperatures begin to climb, it’s on our minds. Summer. Students are counting the days until the school year ends. Adults are longing for a much-needed break from the everyday grind. Families begin to look…
SBC leader fears Japan quake will cause fallout for nukes
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — The Southern Baptist Convention's top public policy official predicted Japan's nuclear plant crisis would prompt calls to halt the expansion of nuclear power in the United States. Richard Land "That would be a tragedy," the head…
Poverty simulations have long history
ATLANTA (ABP) — Dragging middle class folks out of the classroom or out of their comfortable homes for a brief immersion experience into poverty is not something new. Larry McSwain, who popularized poverty plunges while teaching at Southern Seminary, now…
Poverty simulation begs middle class questions
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (ABP) — Tensed like a hungry cat watching a mouse emerge from a hole in the floor I watched the string of numbers on my lottery ticket as Anna Anderson read aloud numbers on the ticket she…
Debriefing a poverty simulation
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (ABP) — After spending 24 hours among the poor and homeless in a "poverty plunge" in Roanoke Rapids, N.C., participants were tired, some were grieved but all felt the calm satisfaction of having done something that will…
Plunge soaks participants in ways of poverty
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (ABP) — Nine participants in a "poverty plunge" stuffed their fears into a drawer with their personal identities and immersed themselves for 24 hours into the unfamiliar and frightening world of the poor and homeless March 4-5…
BWAid head Paul Montacute plans to retire
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) — Paul Montacute, director of the Baptist World Alliance's relief-and-recovery arm BWAid, will retire in July 2012, the BWA executive committee learned in meetings March 7-9. Paul Montacute BWA leaders are expected next March to elect…